Western Business Exhibitions, organisers of The Health & Safety Event, has today announced the winners of the inaugural Safety and Health Excellence (SHE) Awards. The ceremony, sponsored by 3M, was hosted by Rory Bremner last night at The VOX, Birmingham and saw an attendance of over 420 professionals from the safety, fire safety, security and facilities industries.

According to the RTITB Instructor Academy, some transport industry employers are missing out on cost savings by not having ‘Safe and Economic Driving’ Instructors and could benefit from incorporating this in Driver CPC training.

The Health & Safety Event taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, from the 10th-12th April 2018, marks the launch of a ground-breaking new charity dedicated exclusively to the work at height sector. The No Falls Foundation - sponsored by PASMA and supported by all eleven member organisations of the Access Industry Forum (AIF) - will be officially launched in the BSIF Theatre at 14.00 on Wednesday, 11th April.

Award-winning Alcumus, the compliance risk management, certification and accreditation company that works for 35% of the FTSE 100, will be on stand HS156 demonstrating how it is helping organisations to be safer, healthier and stronger.

MSA’s eagerly anticipated attendance at the Health and Safety Event (NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 April) will be its first exhibition at a major event since its acquisition of Latchways plc in 2015 doubled its global fall protection business. MSA has used this time to grow and expand its offering, cementing its place as one of the largest and most innovative providers of highly engineered fall protection systems in the world.
MSA’s attendance provides the perfect opportunity to experience first-h

National road transport company Jack Richards & Son has worked with RTITB to standardise its Driver CPC periodic training, improving and maintaining compliance with DVSA Driver CPC rules and other legal requirements.

Tornado Gloves has just launched a dynamic new website to help you find the best hand protection for you. This stunning new web platform offers a brilliantly designed search facility allowing you to explore the site by industry, by glove or by cut resistance - it’s so quick and easy to find what you’re looking for.

Zantium is new from Tornado Gloves and offers cut resistance of an extremely high standard, scoring high in the new EN388:2016 test. It also has a heavy-duty latex palm, textured to enhance its gripping ability especially on smooth surfaces.

Managing aggression, violence and stalking in the workplace, preparing for major incidents, and promoting the mental health and wellbeing of those who work alone will be among the topics explored at a brand- new theatre dedicated to Lone Working debuting at The Health & Safety Event, at the NEC, Birmingham from the 10-12 April 2018.

Aside from their devastating human cost, occupational accidents and ill-health bear a significant cost to employers through staff absence and higher insurance premiums. Staying up-to-date when it comes to health & safety is therefore essential to running a safe and efficient workplace and there are some significant changes taking place...

Zestos Protects hands & keeps them warm…
We’re delighted to introduce Zestos, the newest glove in the Tornado range. It will protect you from the cold whilst providing a superior level of cut and abrasion resistance. Construction workers, scaffolders, brick-layers and carpenters love this glove as will anyone who has to endure the cold.

Exploring the risks and benefits around the future of work is at the core of the completely free, CPD accredited educational programme organised by the British Safety Council which is part of this year’s Health & Safety Event, taking place at The NEC, Birmingham from the 10th-12th April 2018.

RTITB is set to transform the future of materials handling equipment training and assessments with the launch of MyRTITB TrainingFriend PRO – an Android app which makes the training administration and testing process completely paperless for the very first time.

The number of people aged 25 and under studying health and safety qualifications has more than doubled in the last five years according to the latest information from NEBOSH, the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health.